In the Article “Assistive Technology: What Every School Leader Should Know”, Dyal, Carpenter, & Wright talk of the importance of choosing the right Assistive Technology for the student. Can you come up with ideas of using the technologies and programs we have discussed in class as a form of Assistive Technology to meet the needs of various types of disabilities with regard to each of your areas of interests?
On page 107 of the article by Hasselbring and Glaser, the authors talk about how predictive text software enables students with disabilities that have writing difficulties to “better compete academically in regular classroom settings.” Do you feel this is true or does the student take the easier route by letting the software choose the words for him/her? The motive behind my question is aimed at the concept like whether or not spell check hurts or helps our students. Students become reliant on the software and as a result don’t know how to spell without the technology. If after using the technology to learn how to express their ideas, will the student be able to repeat the understanding, without the technology?
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Week 8 Disussion
Copyright for Schools
Why do you think that fair use is the most misundertood aspect of copyright law for schools? Are teachers not educated about the rules or do you think that teachers know the rules, but feel that because the source is used for educational purposes that they can break the rule?
Electronic Bullying
What can we as teachers do to help cut down on electronic bullying in school?
The article mentions on p. S29 that they believe that "suspected instances of electronic bullying should be investigated immediately". How closely, though, should schools monitor how their students use technology? Where does student privacy intersect with protecting students from bullying?
The World is Flat
Page 521 quotes Brian Williams as saying, "The danger just might be that we miss the next great book or the next great idea, or that we failt o meet the next great challenge....because we are too busy celebrating ourselves". Do you think this quote is especially true of our generation?
Why do you think that fair use is the most misundertood aspect of copyright law for schools? Are teachers not educated about the rules or do you think that teachers know the rules, but feel that because the source is used for educational purposes that they can break the rule?
Electronic Bullying
What can we as teachers do to help cut down on electronic bullying in school?
The article mentions on p. S29 that they believe that "suspected instances of electronic bullying should be investigated immediately". How closely, though, should schools monitor how their students use technology? Where does student privacy intersect with protecting students from bullying?
The World is Flat
Page 521 quotes Brian Williams as saying, "The danger just might be that we miss the next great book or the next great idea, or that we failt o meet the next great challenge....because we are too busy celebrating ourselves". Do you think this quote is especially true of our generation?
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